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News
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21 February 2019
UNSW SOVS congratulates Professor Bob Augusteyn on receiving the prestigious award of Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service to vision science and eye health research.
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15 February 2019
Our welcome to students presentation for our undergraduate students was held on Wednesday 13 February 2019. Please see attached the presentation for your information. We have a peer mentoring program that is available to all new undergraduate students. It is still not too late to sign up, please see attached link for more details.
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11 February 2019
Jaya Sowjanya Siddireddy is a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the School of Optometry and Vision Science. Her PhD degree was conferred in 2018 from University of New South Wales. In her PhD, Sowjanya evaluated clinical, microbiological and biochemical aspects of eyelids and their effect on comfort during contact lens wear.
Seminars and Events
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Mar1
Please join us for the first Vaegan Seminar for 2019! We welcome visiting academic for SOVS: Dr Jingjing You from the University of Sydney who will present on "Tissue engineering – focusing on the eye (corneal applications)" on Friday 1 March 2019 from 12.00pm - 1.00pm. All UNSW staff, students, alumni and general public more than welcome to attend.
Research Spotlight
Keratoconus (KC) is a relatively common disease of the cornea, the clear curved part at the front of the eye needed for good vision. KC leads to loss of corneal transparency, thinning and shape changes that affect vision and quality of life. Why the cornea degenerates in KC is complex but involves environmental and genetic factors. To help identify candidate genes critical in KC we analysed global gene expression. Two novel genes (Notch1 and PLLP) were decreased in KC - these genes affect the normal way corneal cells grow and migrate, and signal to each other. We will now study the function of these genes in human corneas to assess their r...
Vision relies on the exchange of information between the eye and the brain through a million nerve fibres forming the optic nerve. This makes the optic nerve head, the exit point of these fibres from the eye, arguably the most important structure to assess eye health. The increasing number of methods available to visualise this structure in the back of the eye, however, can be confusing for patients and clinicians alike.